Big Brother

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Baby monitors are wonderful things. Not only do they score quite high on the gadget rating (small, digital, multifunctional) but they let you listen in on your child's private world. The other night after I put her down I could hear her chatting quietly to her cot toys - amazing how quickly they pick up on socio-linguistic conventions like whispering because everyone's asleep. Then out of the blue came "Mama mia!"
It's a line from her current favourite bed-time story.

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